Dr. Jarosław Cendrowski (Laboratory of Cell Biology), Dr. Katarzyna Chojnacka (Laboratory of Mitochondrial Biogenesis moved to CeNT in October 2017) and Dr. Leszek Pryszcz (Laboratory of Zebrafish Developmental Genomics) received the Ministry of Science and Higher Education Scholarships for outstanding young scientists conducting high-quality research and with impressive scientific achievements.

Scholarships for outstanding young scientists are awarded to young researchers employed at universities, institutes of the Polish Academy of Sciences and research institutes. Applications are submitted by organizations employing the young researchers. The evaluation includes scientific achievements of the candidate, the level of research, awards and participation in international projects.

The information with the full list of awarded scientists can be found on the website of the ministry.